Get company fact and information by ticker or CIK

Retrieve public company information by stock ticker symbol or SEC CIK number using the apipick Company Facts API. Returns company name, industry, sector, exc...

apipick Company Facts

Retrieve public company data via stock ticker symbol or SEC CIK number.

Endpoint

GET https://www.apipick.com/api/company/facts

Authentication: x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY header required. Get a free API key at https://www.apipick.com/dashboard/api-keys

Request Parameters

Use either ticker or cik (not both):

Parameter	Description
ticker	Stock ticker symbol (e.g. AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, TSLA)
cik	SEC Central Index Key number (e.g. 0000320193)

# By ticker
GET /api/company/facts?ticker=AAPL

# By CIK
GET /api/company/facts?cik=0000320193

Response

{
  "company_facts": {
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "name": "Apple Inc.",
    "cik": "0000320193",
    "industry": "Technology",
    "sector": "Consumer Electronics",
    "exchange": "NASDAQ",
    "market_cap": 3000000000000,
    "number_of_employees": 164000,
    "website_url": "https://www.apple.com",
    "sec_filings_url": "https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=320193"
  }
}

Error Codes

Code	Meaning
400	Invalid or missing ticker/CIK parameter
401	Missing or invalid API key
402	Insufficient credits

Cost: 1 credit per request

Usage Pattern

1. Use $APIPICK_API_KEY env var as the x-api-key header value; if not set, ask the user for their apipick API key
2. Accept a company name, ticker, or CIK from the user
3. If the user provides a company name, infer the ticker (e.g. "Apple" → AAPL, "Microsoft" → MSFT)
4. Make the GET request with ticker or cik
5. Present results clearly; format market_cap as a readable figure (e.g. $3T, $250B)

See references/api_reference.md for full response field descriptions.